: any of several American songbirds (genus Sturnella of the family Icteridae) that are streaked brown above and in northernmost forms have a yellow breast marked with a black crescent
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Recent Examples on the WebBlack terns and eastern meadowlarks have also dwindled.—John Myers, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024 Western meadowlarks, prevalent in the central and western U.S.; three-fourths have disappeared.—David Schechter, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024 Birders will wear out their binoculars scanning for the dozens of species found at the park including meadowlark, summer tanager, northern shoveler and wood duck.—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024 Soon the summer meadows will be filled with the symphony of the meadowlarks.—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024 Typically, the male western meadowlark breaks into song as the breeding season approaches in late spring and summer.—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024 Western meadowlark The western meadowlark is Nebraska's state bird.—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023 The white feathers of a meadowlark’s tail flashed through the tall grass.—Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 31 July 2020 Birds and ducks appeared in the sky after long, isolated winters with no visitors and 40-below nights; those first arrivals of mallards, western meadowlarks, and robins were essential to my sanity.—Gretel Ehrlich, The Atlantic, 2 May 2020
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